Phillips Commentaries

David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peacebuilding and Human Rights at Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights frequently publishes opinion pieces on human rights conditions in Turkey and Artsakh. He also provides commentaries at zoom conferences and podcasts. Following are links to his commentaries:

Articles, Statements, Letters, and Commentaries

 

September 2022

• Defending Armenia from Turkic Aggression (The National Interest)

July 2022

• Biden makes NATO look weak with arms sales to Turkey (The Washington Times)

May 2022

• Why is Turkey blocking NATO's enlargement? (Institute for the Study of Human Rights)
• Turkey Has Become an Uncertain Ally (The National Interest)

February 2022

• The killing of Qurayshi: Are Turkey and ISIS still bonded? (Ahval)

December 2021

• How Biden Can Foster Real Peace in the South Caucasus (The National Interest)

July 2021

• A broken migration system (New Europe)

May 2021

• What Biden must tell Erdoğan at next month's NATO summit (Ahval)
• Turkey: A state sponsor of terrorism? (New Europe)
• Watershed Moment in US-Turkey Relations (EU Turkey Civic Commission)

April 2021

• How Human Rights Should Drive Biden's Relationship with Turkey (The National Interest)
• A Fork in the Road (Ahval)

February 2021

• Biden Should Sanction Perpetrators of War Crimes Against Armenians  (Ahval)

• The reality of Turkey's occupation in Syria, and human rights violations in Nagorno Karabakh (Kathimerini)

December 2020

• Genocide and Mass Media (ISHR)

November 2020

• The Failure to Protect Citizens in Artsakh (ISHR)
• Armenia Was Forced to Sign a Ceasefire Agreement with a Gun to Its Head (The National Interest)
• An Urgent Appeal for Artsakh (ISHR)

October 2020

• The Media War by Azerbaijan and Turkey Against Armenia and Nagorn0-Karabakh (ISHR)
• Turkey's Erdogan is Fueling Aggression Against Armenia (The National Interest)

• Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict is Spiraling out of Control (Boston Globe)

• Renewed Conflict in the Caucuses (ISHR)
• The Return of the War in Nagorno-Karabakh (International Horizons)
• Erdogan Has to Be Stopped But Trump Ignores the New Armenian Genocide (Background Briefing)

December 2015

• Turkey-ISIS Oil Trade (Huffpost)

November 2014

• ISIS-Turkey Links (Huffpost)